All, I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post from a key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic violence charity on a shoestring budget.
It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great new ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF to WMIE. Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of Wikimedia volunteers and no budget! It's at https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organisation-3538e12c699e Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
